Every Announcement from Apple WWDC 2015

Today Apple hosted its annual World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, where it unveiled a number of upgrades coming to most of its software platforms. If you missed out on all of the big news to come from the WWDC keynote, catch up with all of the major announcements right here.

Say Hello to iOS 9

As expected, iOS 9 made its grand debut today, and the upgrade is heading to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch later this year. Small improvements have been made to battery life and performance, but the biggest updates are coming to Siri, the built-in Maps app, and the new News app. Touted as a proactive assistant, Siri can now respond to contextual commands, such as something like "Remind me about this" to set a reminder to look at a site you're viewing at a later time. It is also deeply tied into the updated photos app, which can accept inquiries along the lines of "Show me photos from Utah last August."

The Maps app is now much more useful for people who use public transportation. The Transit map can reveal step-by-step directions, including walking, as well as multi-modal mapping. The brand new News app acts as a news aggregator, keeping all of your interests in one attractively-designed area of iOS 9.

iPad Gets Multitasking

In addition to the aforementioned upgrades coming to iOS 9, the iPad is finally getting split-screen multitasking. Not only will this allow users to utilize two apps at the same time, but it also enables the system to allow picture-in-picture video viewing, so you can keep up with whatever you're streaming while hopping around the rest of the operation.

Use Apple Pay in More Places

Apple Pay users will soon be able to use Apple's mobile payments system in more places. Not only are more retailers joining in on the fun, but the service is coming to the United Kingdom this July. Additionally, Apple Pay will be able to support store credit and debit cards, as well as loyalty cards. Apple's Passbook was renamed as well, and now sports the name Wallet.

El Capitan is Coming to Mac Users

Apple also announced OS X El Capitan, the follow-up to its OS X Yosemite operating system that was introduced last year. El Capitan users will notice improved Spotlight features, in addition to enhanced Mission Control capabilities. Spotlight search will be able to create results from contextual questions, making it easier to search for photos or email items using more specific inquiries. Mission Control will now feature tabs, minimized windows, and the ability to easily drop programs into different windows or to activate split-screen apps, a new feature also coming with El Capitan. The Epic Games team also showed off its upcoming game Fortnite playing on the latest version of OS X, utilizing its improved Metal graphics technology.

Apple Watch Gets a Quick Upgrade

The still very young Apple Watch is already set to receive some upgrades. With watchOS 2, users of the smartwatch can easily create photo watch faces, or you can hop forward in time with certain watch faces to see future appointments and weather forecasts. When plugged in and charging at night, the Apple Watch will also be able to display a clean alarm clock face. Apple is also now giving third-party developers the ability to create native apps for its watch, which should make processing times faster and the user experience more enjoyable.

From Beats Music to Apple Music

One of the biggest announcements today was of Apple Music, the streaming service that is the end result of Apple's $3 billion acquisition of Beats over a year ago. In addition to standard music streaming, Apple Music will also feature curated playlists, music videos, and Beats 1, a 24/7 live radio station. Apple Music is coming to Apple devices at the end of this month, and will make its way to Android devices this Fall.

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